Book review for : Playlist of the Ancient Dead
Author : Aaron Frale
Rating : 4 stars
A quick read, something different
Based on the cover, I expected 4 stars for this book. But I didn’t come across it myself (the author contacted me), so I did start it with some apprehension…

Book review for : Poison Study
Author : Maria V. Snyder
Rating : 5 stars
Series : Study, book 1.
Who wants to be a poison tester?
In this fantasy world, people don't choose to be the poison tester for the Commander, the military ruler who overthrew a tyrannical king, but they don't have much choice. Yelena is taken out of the prison cell she has been in for about a year, and given two choices; hang for murder, or learn the poison trade.

Book review for : Bluescreen
Author : Dan Wells (I still like you Dan, don't be mad!)
Rating : 3 stars
Series : Mirador book 1
Checklist
Bluescreen had everything on the checklist a good proper author keeps while putting together a futuristic-YA bestseller.

Book review for : The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Author : Haruki Murakami
Rating : 3 stars
A mystery, a puzzle, a headache --
Most of the time reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle I was wondering what was going on. It calls for suspension-of-disbelief around every corner.

Book review for : Reawakened
Author : Colleen Houck
Rating : 2 stars
Series : Reawakened series book 1
Pretty cover, face-palm contents
I hated the main character within 10 pages. Now THAT is impressive!

Book review for : Name of the Rose
Author : Umberto Eco
Rating : 4 stars
Good historical value, unsatisfying conclusion
The Name of the Rose* is a historical murder mystery that takes place in a Franciscan monastery in 14th-century Italy.

Book review for : Fabled Kingdom
Author : Queenie Chan
Rating : 5 stars
Series : Fabled Kingdom book 1
Fun Blend of Fairy Tale and Original
I enjoyed Queenie Chan's series The Dreaming and was excited to give Fabled Kingdom a shot after hearing she was writing it. I like her art style and her writing.